Upgrading from a trial offering
on distributed operating systems using the GUI
You can use Installation Manager to upgrade WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.0
from the trial to the full product.
Before you begin
Make sure that your Installation Manager preferences are pointing
to web-based or local repositories that contain the appropriate upgrades
for the product.
If an interim fix is already installed on the offering that you
are trying to upgrade but that specific interim fix is not applicable
to the offering to which you want to upgrade, the upgrade will be
blocked by Installation Manager. An error message will be generated
that indicates that the interim fix is not applicable to the offering.
Remove the interim fix before upgrading.
Restriction: You cannot upgrade from DMZ Secure Proxy
Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server Trial Version 8.0.0.0
to DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server Version
8.0.0.0.
However, you can upgrade to DMZ
Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0.0.1
or later as long as the trial meets both of the following guidelines:
is Version 8.0.0.1 or later
is a version level lower than or equal to the full product version
level
Procedure
Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application
Server installation that is being upgraded.
Start Installation Manager.
Click Install.
Note: If
you are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM® ID and password that you registered with
on the program website.
Installation Manager searches its
defined repositories for available packages.
Select Application
Server Network Deployment and the appropriate version, and
click Next.
Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
Complete the following actions.
Select Use the existing package group.
Select the package group of the product that you want
to upgrade.
Important: If you select an existing
group that cannot be upgraded to the product that you are currently
installing, an error will occur.
Click Next.
Important: Installation Manager defaults to installing
a new offering. To upgrade your existing installation, you must select
the existing package group.
Select any features that you want to install, and click Next.
Tip: You can run the Installation Manager later
to modify this installation and add or remove features.
Review the summary information, and click Install.
If the upgrade is successful, the program displays a message indicating
that installation is successful.
Note: The program might also display
important post-installation instructions as well.
If the installation is not successful, click View Log
File to troubleshoot the problem.
Select which tool you want to start when this upgrade is
finished.
Select Profile Management Tool to create a profile if
you want to open the full Profile Management Tool and create a new
profile when this installation is finished.
Select Profile Management Tool to create an application
server profile for a development environment if you want
to create an application server profile with settings appropriate
for a development environment when this installation is finished.
Note: The
development settings are appropriate for a development environment
where frequent application updates are performed and system resources
are at a minimum. Do not use the development settings for production
servers.
Select None if you do not want to create
a new profile when this installation is finished.
Restriction: The option to launch the Profile Management
Tool is only available when a version of WebSphere Application Server
containing the Profile Management Tool is installed.
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